The Unoriginalist

By George Neumayr on 10.26.05 | 11:25AM

"We gave up," said Harriet Miers in a speech to the Executive Women of Dallas,Â according to the Washington Post, "legislating religion or morality" a long time ago. It is hard to imagine that someone who thinksÂ on such a lame level, accepting the tired fallacies of the left,Â couldÂ defend the original meaning of theÂ Founding Fathers' words. This line from theÂ speechÂ should set off alarm bells too:Â "The ongoing debate continues surrounding the attempt to once again criminalize abortions or to once and for all guarantee the freedom of the individual women's [sic] right to decide for herself whether she will have an abortion." O'Connor's replacement was supposed toÂ end jurisprudence by liberalÂ cliche; Miers willÂ reinforce it.

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